The Orthodox calendar
September: Orthodox Saints and Feasts
Every feast and saint of September in the Church's calendar, day by day, with each day's date on the New and Old Calendars and the names whose name day it is.
Movable feasts in September
- : Sts Peter and Fevronia of Murom (Translation of relics (Sunday before 6 Sep)) (12 September 2027 on the Old Calendar)
In September on the Old Calendar
- 8 September: The Vladimir Mother of God
- 9 September: St Phanourios
- 10 September: St Moses the Black
- 12 September: St Alexander Nevsky
- 19 September: The Archangel Michael
- 21 September: The Nativity of the Mother of God
- 22 September: Sts Joachim and Anna
- 27 September: The Exaltation of the Holy Cross
1 September14 September on the Old Calendar
- St Joshua the son of Nun (Holy and Righteous Joshua the son of Nun)
- St Simeon the Stylite (Venerable Simeon the Stylite)
- St Meletius the New
- Venerable Evanthia
- Venerable Martha
- Church New Year
- St Simeon Stylites, the Elder
- Martyr Aithalas of Persia
- Holy Forty Women Martyrs and Martyr Ammon the Deacon, their teacher, at Heraclea in Thrace
- Martyrs Callista and her brothers, Evodius and Hermogenes, at Nicomedia
- Finding of the Icon of the Mother of God at the Miasena Monastery
- "Chernigov-Gethsemane" Icon of the Mother of God
- "All Blessed" Icon of the Mother of God
2 September15 September on the Old Calendar
- Martyr Mamas of Caesarea in Cappadocia
- Martyrs Theodotus and Rufina of Caesarea
- Venerable Theodosius (Обре)
- Venerable Theodosius of the Kiev Far Caves
- Venerable Anthony of the Kiev Far Caves
- St John the Faster, Patriarch of Constantinople
- 3,628 Martyrs who suffered at Nicomedia
- Icon of the Mother of God of Kaluga
3 September16 September on the Old Calendar
- St Phoebe the Deaconess (Holy Phoebe the Deaconess)
- Hieromartyr Anthimus, Bishop of Nicomedia and those with him
- Hieromartyr Aristion
- Martyr Basilissa of Nicomedia
- Martyr Polydorus of Cyprus
- St Joannicius
- Venerable Theoctistus
- Holy Martyr Euthymius
- John "the Hairy" and Fool-For-Christ at Rostov
- Pisidia Icon of the Mother of God
4 September17 September on the Old Calendar
- The Prophet Moses (Holy Prophet and God-seer Moses)
- Hieromartyr Babylas
- Martyrs Theodore
- St Joasaph
- Martyr Gorazd of Prague, Bohemia and Moravo-Cilezsk
- Holy Prophet and God-seer Moses
- Martyr Hermione, daughter of Saint Philip the Deacon
- "Unburnt Bush" Icon of the Mother of God
- St Metrophanes, Bishop of Voronezh
- Hieromartyr Peter, Metropolitan of Serbia
- Hieromartyr Peter, Metropolitan of Dabro-Bosnia
- Igoumen Parthenios of Kiziltash Monastery
- Venerable Simeon the Wonderworker
5 September18 September on the Old Calendar
- St Elizabeth, mother of St John the Baptist (Holy Prophet Zacharias and Righteous Elizabeth)
- St Raisa (Holy Martyr Raisa of Alexandria)
- St Zacharias the Prophet, father of St John the Baptist (Holy Prophet Zacharias and Righteous Elizabeth)
- Martyr Sarbelus of Edessa
- Martyrs Juventius and Maximus at Antioch
- Martyrs Urban
- Holy Prophet Zachariah and Righteous Elizabeth, parents of Saint John the Baptist
- Martyr Athanasius, Abbot of Bretsk
- Passion-Bearer Gleb (in Baptism David)
- Martyr Tathuil, and his sister, Bebaia
- Martyrs Juventinus and Maximus the soldiers, at Antioch
- Martyr Abdias (Abidas) of Persia
6 September19 September on the Old Calendar
- The Archangel Michael (Miracle of the Archangel Michael at Colossae (Chonae))
- St Archippus of Herapolis
- St David of Hermopolis
- The Miracle of the Archangel Michael at Colossae
- Martyrs Eudoxius, Zeno, and Macarius
- Martyr Romulus and with him many others
- Hieromartyr Cyril, Bishop of Gortyna
- Martyrs Cyriacus, Faustus the Presbyter, Abibas the Deacon, and 11 others, at Alexandria
- Hieromartyr Maxim Sandovich
- Icon of the Mother of God of Kiev-Bratsk
- "Arapet" Icon of the Mother of God
Name days7 September20 September on the Old Calendar
- St Macarius of Optina (Venerable Macarius of Optina)
- Apostle Evodius
- Martyr Sozon of Cilicia
- Venerable Serapion of Spaso-Eleazar Monastery
- Forefeast of the Nativity of the Mother of God
- St John the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Novgorod
- Apostle Onesiphorus of the Seventy
- Martyr Eupsychius of Caesarea, in Cappadocia
- Venerable Luke, Abbot of Batheos Ryako
- Venerable Cloud (Clodoald), Abbot-Founder of Nogent-Sur-Seine near Paris
- Venerable Cassiani the Hymnographer
8 September21 September on the Old Calendar
- The Nativity of the Mother of God
- The Nativity of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary
- Icon of the Mother of God "of the Sign", the "Kursk-Root"
- Icon of the Mother of God of Pochaev
- Icon of the Mother of God of Kholm
- Icon of Sophia, the Wisdom of God
- Icon of the Mother of God of Syamsk
- Icon of the Mother of God of Glinsk
- Icon of the Mother of God of Domnitsa
- Icon of the Mother of God of Isaakov
- Icon of the Mother of God of Lukianov
- "Kathariotissa" Icon of the Mother of God
Name days9 September22 September on the Old Calendar
- Sts Joachim and Anna (Synaxis of Sts Joachim and Anna (day after the Nativity of the Theotokos))
- St Anna, mother of the Mother of God (Synaxis of Sts Joachim and Anna)
- St Joachim, father of the Mother of God (Synaxis of Sts Joachim and Anna)
- Martyr Chariton
- Martyr Severian of Sebaste
- St Theodosius
- St Theodosius
- Venerable Joseph
- Venerable Theophanes the Confessor and Faster of Mount Diabenos
- Afterfeast of the Nativity of the Mother of God
- Holy and Righteous Ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna
- Niketas the Hidden of Constantinople
- The Holy Fathers of the Third Ecumenical Council
- St Ciaran of Clonmacnoise
10 September23 September on the Old Calendar
- Apostle Apollos of the Seventy
- Martyr Barypsabas in Dalmatia
- Right-Believing Pulcheria
- Venerable Paul the Obedient
- Afterfeast of the Nativity of the Mother of God
- Martyrs Menodora, Metrodora, and Nymphodora, at Nicomedia
- Venerable Prince Andrew, in Monasticism Joasaph, of Kubensk, Vologda
- Holy Apostles of the 70 Apelles, Luke (Loukios), and Clement
- Sts Peter and Paul, Bishops of Nicaea
Name days11 September24 September on the Old Calendar
- St Theodora of Alexandria (Venerable Theodora of Alexandria)
- Martyrs Diodorus
- Venerable Sergius and Herman (Перенесение мощей)
- Afterfeast of the Nativity of the Mother of God
- Martyrs Demetrius, his wife Euanthia, and their son Demetrian, at Skepsis on the Hellespont
- Martyr Ia and 9,000 Martyrs with her, of Persia
- St Euphrosynos the Cook of Alexandria
- Kazan - Kaplunovka Icon of the Mother of God (1689)
Name days12 September25 September on the Old Calendar
- Martyr Julian of Galatia and 40 Martyrs with him
- Martyr Theodore of Alexandria
- Righteous Simeon (Перенесение мощей)
- Venerable Bassian of Tiksnensk
- Leavetaking of the Nativity of the Mother of God
- Hieromartyr Autonomus, Bishop in Italy
- St Coronatus, Bishop of Nicomedia
- Venerable Athanasius of Serpukhov
- Hieromartyr Dositheus of Tbilisi
13 September26 September on the Old Calendar
- St Cornelius the Centurion (Holy Hieromartyr Cornelius the Centurion)
- St Ketevan the Martyr (Holy Great Martyr Queen Ketevan of Kakheti)
- Martyr Chronides of Alexandria and those with him
- Martyr Julian of Galatia and 40 Martyrs with him
- Martyrs Macrobius and Gordian at Tomi in Romania and those with them
- Forefeast of the Elevation of the Cross
- The Founding of the Church of the Resurrection (Holy Sepulchre) at Jerusalem
- St Peter of Atroe
- Venerable Hierotheus the Younger of Iveron, Mount Athos
- St John of Prislop
Name days14 September27 September on the Old Calendar
- The Exaltation of the Holy Cross
- The Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross
- St John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople
- Monastic Martyr Macarius of Dionysiou, Mount Athos
- Monastic Martyr Joseph of Dionysiou, Mount Athos
- Icon of the Mother of God of Lesna
- St Anthimus, Bishop of Georgia
15 September28 September on the Old Calendar
- St Nicetas the Goth (Great Martyr Nicetas the Goth)
- Martyr Porphyrius the Actor
- St Gerasimus
- St Philotheus the Presbyter in Asia Minor
- Afterfeast of the Elevation of the Cross
- Greatmartyr Niketas the Goth
- Uncovering of the relics Saint Acacius, Bishop of Melitene
- Martyrs Theodotus, Asclepiodotus, and Maximus, of Adrianopolis
- The Holy Protomartyr and Archdeacon Stephen
- Venerable Joseph, Abbot of Alaverdi, Georgia
- St Joseph the New of Partos, Metropolitan of Timishoara (Romania)
- St Bessarion, Archbishop of Larissa
- New Martyr John of Crete
- Icon of the Mother of God of Novoniketa
16 September29 September on the Old Calendar
- St Edith of Wilton (Venerable Edith of Wilton)
- St Euphemia (Great Martyr Euphemia the All-praised)
- St Ludmila of Bohemia (Holy Martyr Ludmila, Princess of Bohemia)
- Martyr Melitine of Marcianopolis
- Martyrs Victor and Sosthenes at Chalcedon
- St Sebastiana the Martyr
- Sts Cyprian
- Venerable Alexander (Перенесение мощей)
- Venerable Dorotheus the Hermit of Egypt
- Afterfeast of the Elevation of the Cross
- Martyr Ludmilla the grandmother of Saint Wenceslaus, Prince of the Czechs
- New Martyrs Isaac and Joseph of Georgia
- "Support of Humble" Icon of the Mother of God
- New Hieromartyr Gregory (Raevskii) of Tver
- St Procopius
17 September30 September on the Old Calendar
- Sts Sophia, Faith, Hope and Love (Holy Martyrs Sophia and her daughters Faith, Hope and Love)
- Martyr Agathocleia
- Martyr Theodota at Nicea
- Afterfeast of the Elevation of the Cross
- Martyr Sophia and her three daughters at Rome
- 156 Martyrs of Palestine, including Bishops Peleus and Nilus, the Presbyter Zeno, the Noblemen Patermuthius and Elias, and others
- Constantinople Icon of the Mother of God
- Icon of the Mother of God of Macariev
18 September1 October on the Old Calendar
- St Ariadne of Phrygia (Holy Martyr Ariadne of Phrygia)
- Greatmartyr Prince Bidzini and Martyrs Princes Elizabar and Shalvi
- Afterfeast of the Elevation of the Cross
- St Eumenius, Bishop of Gortyna
- Martyrs Sophia, Irene, and Castor of Egypt
- Translation of the "Staro Rus" Icon of the Mother of God in Triumph to Russia
- "The Healer" Icon of the Mother of God
- Venerable Euphrosyne of Suzdal
- Venerable Hilarion of Optina
19 September2 October on the Old Calendar
- St Igor of Chernigov (Martyrdom of St Igor of Chernigov)
- St Trophimus (Holy Martyrs Trophimus, Sabbatius and Dorymedon)
- Confessors Zosimus the Hermit and Athanasius the Commentarisius
- St Theodore
- Afterfeast of the Elevation of the Cross
- Martyr Zosimas the Hermit of Cilicia
- Right-believing Great Prince Igor of Kiev and Chernigov
Name days20 September3 October on the Old Calendar
- St Eustathius (Great Martyr Eustathius Placidas and his family)
- St Oleg of Bryansk (Right-believing Prince Oleg of Bryansk)
- Martyrs Michael and his councilor
- Afterfeast of the Elevation of the Cross
- Greatmartyr Eustathios Placidas, with his wife and children, of Rome
- Holy Martyr and Confessor Michael and his councilor, Theodore, Wonderworkers of Chernigov
- Monastic Martyr Hilarion of Saint Anne Skete, Mount Athos
Name days21 September4 October on the Old Calendar
- St Dimitry of Rostov (Uncovering of the relics of St Dimitry of Rostov)
- Martyr Priscus of Phrygia
- St Isaac of Cyprus
- St Meletius
- Venerable Daniel
- Leavetaking of the Elevation of the Cross
- Apostle Quadratus of the Seventy
- St Demetrius (Dmitri), Metropolitan of Rostov
- Venerable Joseph of Zaonikiev Monastery, Vologda
- Hieromartyr Hypatius, Bishop of Ephesus, and his Presbyter, Andrew
- Martyr Eusebius of Phoenicia
- 26 Monastic Martyrs of Zographou, Mount Athos
- Venerable Cosmas the Bulgarian of Zographou, Mount Athos
- St John of Georgia
- St George (John) of Georgia
22 September5 October on the Old Calendar
- St Matrona of Moscow (Synaxis of Tula Saints)
- The Prophet Jonah (Holy Prophet Jonah)
- Martyr Phokas the Gardener of Sinope
- Hieromartyr Phocas, Bishop of Sinope
- St Peter the Tax-Collector
- Venerable Macarius, Wonderworker of Zhabynka and Belev
- Synaxis of the Saints of Tula
- Venerable Cosmas of Zographou Monastery, Mount Athos
- "Hearer" Icon of the Mother of God
23 September6 October on the Old Calendar
- St John the Baptist (Conception of St John the Baptist)
- St Polyxena (Venerable Xanthippe and Polyxena)
- Sts Xanthippi and Polyxeni of Spain
- Conception of the Honorable Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John
- Virgin Martyr Irais (Rhais) of Alexandria
- Martyrs Andrew, John, and John's children: Peter and Antonius, of Syracuse, martyred in Africa
- Icon of the Mother of God of Slovenka
24 September7 October on the Old Calendar
- St Juvenaly of Alaska (Hieromartyr Juvenaly, Protomartyr of America)
- St Peter the Aleut (Holy Martyr Peter the Aleut)
- St Thecla (Holy Protomartyr and Equal-to-the-Apostles Thecla)
- St Vladislav of Serbia
- Venerable David of Serbia
- Venerable Nikander Wonderworker of Pskov
- Synaxis of All Saints of Alaska
- Martyr Juvenal of Alaska
- Protomartyr and Equal of the Apostles Thekla
- Monastic Martyr Galacteon of Vologda
- Venerable Copres of Palestine
- Venerable Abramius, Abbot of Mirozh, Pskov
- Venerable Dorothy of Kashin
- Venerable Silouan of Mount Athos
- "Mirozh" Icon of the Mother of God
- Icon of the Mother of God "of the Myrtle Tree"
- Venerable Simon of Serbia
- Holy King Stephen of Serbia
25 September8 October on the Old Calendar
- St Sergius of Radonezh (Repose (1392))
- St Euphrosyne of Alexandria (Venerable Euphrosyne of Alexandria)
- Martyr Paphnutius and 546 companions in Egypt
- Venerable Sergius the Wonderworker, Abbot of Radonezh
- Venerable Euphrosyne of Suzdal
- First Translation of the relics of Saint Herman, Archbishop of Kazan
- St Arsenius the Great, Catholicos of Georgia
- Wonderworking Boyan Icon of the Mother of God
- Assuage My Sorrows Icon of the Mother of God
- The Earthquake of 447
Name days26 September9 October on the Old Calendar
- St John the Theologian (Repose of St John the Theologian)
- The Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian
- Venerable Ephraim, Abbot of Perekop, Wonderworker of Novgorod
- Arrival of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God in Georgia
27 September10 October on the Old Calendar
- Sts Zosima and Sabbatius of Solovki (Venerable Sabbatius of Solovki)
- Apostle Aristarchus of the Seventy
- Apostle Mark of the Seventy
- Martyr Epicharis of Rome
- St Anthimus the Georgian
- St Flavian
- Venerable Sabbatius
- Martyr Callistratus and 49 companions
- Apostle Zenas of the Seventy
- St Ignatius of Christ the Savior Monastery
- New Martyr Aquilina
28 September11 October on the Old Calendar
- St Wenceslaus of Bohemia (Holy Martyr Wenceslaus, Prince of the Czechs)
- Venerable Chariton the Confessor
- Synaxis of the Venerable Fathers of the Kiev Near Caves
- Venerable Euthymius and Chariton of Syanzhemsk, Vologda
- Venerable Herodion, Abbot of Iloezersk
- Prophet Baruch
- Martyr Alexander and 30 others in Pisidia and Phrygia
- Schema-monk Cyril and Schema-nun Maria, the parents of Saint Sergius of Radonezh
Name days29 September12 October on the Old Calendar
- Venerable Kyriakos the Anchorite
- Venerable Theophanes the Merciful of Gaza
- Martyrs Dadas, Gabdelas, and Kazdoa of Persia
- St Onuphrius of Saint David Gareji Monastery, Georgia
- St Cyprian of Ustiug
30 September13 October on the Old Calendar
- St Gregory the Illuminator (Hieromartyr Gregory the Illuminator of Armenia)
- Martyrs Rhipsime and Gaiane of Armenia and those with them
- St Michael
Name days
The day's other commemorations follow the Lives of the Saints of the Orthodox Church in America.